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Names: Barberingpirate, Hairybastard, Cuthbert the Crass

born: 06/29/70..... translation, old fart

I describe myself as short, fat, bald,and hairy.

I Live in Seattle WA. U.S.A. (looking for warmer weather)

Occupation: hairstylist, Dad, Husband, writer

Favorite reads: Just finished Myrren's Gift, if the rest are as good, I'll be a life long fan........

Struggling through Wheel of Time, finished book 10..... Mercadies Lackey has some good ideas, but I get dissapointed, that she doesn't develop some of them.  Loved David Eddings, great bantering between characters.  Enders Game, the only book that described battle scenes that I could picture accurately in my mind........ Tolkien, Ann Rice great passion, Orson Scott Card, Sara Douglass, Heinlein, Jordon, Dragonlance, Jennifer Roberson, Steven King's early stuff, Steven Ambrose, Tom Clancy, Ben Bova the Winds of Altair, Sounds like I need to try Robin Hobb.  Of course my own stuff.

Movies: Amedaeus, Phantom of the Opera, The Princess Bride, LOTR, Dangerous Beauty, A Knights Tale, Dangerous Liasons, Serenity, National Treasure, Edward Scissorhands, The Court Jester Danny Kaye, Band of Brothers, Dune the sci-fi channel version

T.V.:  Farscape, Firefly, some Alias, 4400, StarTrek TNG, StarGate SG1 although I think that they have missed some great story development, Rosswell, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Food T.V.

Music: Classical Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Rimski Korishnikoff, Movie soundtracks, New Age Tubular bells, Manheim Steamroller, David Arkinstoke, Tangerine Dream, Some Rock eighties, Classic, Not into grunge, country, rap, hip-hop, I warned you I was an old fart.

Interests: Writing I'm a third of the way through my 2nd novel, Cooking My chili will rock all of yours, Eating thus the cooking, Cutting hair Good thing I'm a hairstylist, History, especially Roman/Grecco, Medieval, Early American, Collecting Waterfalls hike to them and take lots of pics, I've built a few too. My wife and I are members of the S.C.A. (Society for Creative Anachronism) Translation...... We re-inact the Medieval ages.  Playing a little RPG everyonce in a while.  playing Cribbage and Texas Holdem (the latest American fad), chatting on line...... alright, like everyone else, I Love chocolate.

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Nic Name: Don't have one (it's sad i know) i have been called Azza and Spazza, but they died quickly

Real Name: Aaron (Matthew) Brown

Age: between 14 and 17

Appearance: Have no idea how tall i am (taller than my sister and my mum and soon to catch my dad). I have grey/blue eyes, but strangely they stand out with blue clothes and APPARENTLY they go green when im wearin green clothes (strange)

Likes: Reading (excessivly - usually 3 books at a time [at one time i was doin 7 - 2 hard to cope with]), drawing, ATTEMPTING to write my own novels,music, food, movies (action, horror/thrilelrs with twists, comedies), map-making

Reads: Epic Fantasy (mostly), horror, fiction and soon to be crime.

Fav Authors (In No Particular Order): J.R.R. Tolkien, Sara Douglass, Fiona McIntosh, Russell Kirkpatrick, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Dan Brown, Robin Hobb, Garth Nix, J.K. Rowling, Emily Rodda, John Marsden and Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Music: Anything really - i enjoy *fun* songs - whatever floats my boat

Movies: Saw, The Village, Gothika, Phonebooth, Pirrates of the Carribean (1 and 2), Finding Nemo (lol), LOTR trilogy, the scary movies, the american pie movies ETC

TV: LOST is the ultimate series...Simpsons, Family Guy (all good)

Travels: I lived in Malaysia for 3 years (not long after i was born in Melton, Australia), then we moved to Sydney for 2 years, then Melbourne (been there ever since) for about 7-8 years now. I love Australia - it is the best country in the world and Melbourne is great (except for the terrible weather!)

Current News: I have been planning to become a fantasy author and write my own book/s (i even have a HUGEMUNGOUS world), but my new encounter with Stephen King has made me wana write horror as well - and i think i'll start with a few of those before my "epic trilogies", i plan to write my first horror book (Mr. Krimp) on the holidays (our skool has 3 weeks off). i hope i'll finish and i hope ill get published.

You can email me at: am_brown@bigpond.net.au

 

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nic name: Candy name: Candice Dent age: 16 appearance: shortish, blue eyes, short brown hair, loves: reading, drawing (sketching), watching movies (anything i'm a movie nut!)music (panic at the disco, kiss chasy, sister hazel) and of course eating!...pavlova!!! favourite authors: Fiona McIntosh (duh!) Jennifer Fallon, Anne Bishop, Sean williams, Tamora pierce music: Panic at the disco, kiss chasy, sister Hazel, anything really! Movies: pirates of the caribbean (1 and 2), tristan and isolde, stay, city by the sea, lord of the rings (1,2 and 3) oh, and anything disney!..(i kno i should've grown outa it by now!) anything else i like: james franco (actor) Prison break and lost (tv series) traveling (i've been to indonesia, malaysia and america)writing poetry interesting stuff about me: umm.... nothing much favourite quote: dreams come true. without that possibility nature would not incite us to have them - John Updike bai!

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Nick: sir_ollibolli
Name: Oliver von Spreckelsen
Age: 38

Appearance: 6'1, slender (but putting a little weight on in the middle section, grmblmimbl), intelligent blue/gray eyes behind glasses, half-short clint-eastwood-blonde hair

Occupation: IT developer in a health care organization

Hobbies: Reading, Gaming, Music, Movies, Cooking, Golf, inline Skating (too much some had to give, so next to no golf and inline skating - see above, grmblmimbl)

Favorite authors: Neil gaiman, Neil Stephenson, Walter Moers (Captain Bluebear and his other Zamonian novels), Frank Herbert, Terry Pratchett, JRRT (of course - he brought me down on this road), Iain M. Banks, Tad Williams, C.J.Cherryh, Robert Asprin

Favorite musicians: Sting, Peter Gabriel, Fiona Apple, Alison Krauss, Jamie Cullen, Crowded House, Keane, Coldplay, Billy Joel, Queen, Police, Tears For Fears, Radiohead (i really have a lot of albums at home)

Favorite movies: Star Wars - A New Hope, Casablanca, Finders Keepers, Alien, Event Horizon, Pirates of the Carribean (1), Underworld, Memento, Bound, Three To Tango, Equilibrium, Fifth Element, Shawshank Redemption, The Sting, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaids, Lord Of The Rings, Almost Famous, Dogma.

Location: Germany

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I had nicknames once long ago but few remember them; Now I answer to Derek or occasionally Old Git (from my youngest daughter who I've spoilt to much and I didn't reckon on her inheriting my sense of Humour) Age 65 think I'm 25 and probably look 95! Profession; Electronic Engineer; though I'm supposed to be retired now, I still fix the occasional system for old customers Appearance; The thatch is silver, most everything else is Wrinkly but I hope the eyes still twinkle. Three Children; Many years spent as a single parent as I divorced 26 years ago when my youngest was two (and she still at home!) Music; Mostly Pre 1963, I'm just an old romantic; Can't stand most of the modern noise though I don't mind watching Girls Aloud. (You can guess my daughter's opinion on that!) Philosophy; I'm a lifelong environmentalist and conservationist; I've never owned any oil or petrol driven machine, abhor all herbicides and pesticides. etc. etc. Hobbies; Natural History, Photography (Mainly insects!), Rambling; Reading of course and of course my Local for regular card games and quiz matches. Used to enjoy Chess but found a lot of opponents declined after a few games and I could never fancy joining a club. What keeps me sane; My dogs!

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Nickname:kristin03041991 real name:kristin age:15 I am originally from the philippines but I transferred to Australia last december 21. I am currently a year 9 student in Adelaide. fave reads: anything i could get my hands on fave music:U2,Queens of the Stone Age,David Bowie and many many more i must admit i have a very eclectic taste in music Fave authors:Fiona Mcintosh,Meg Cabot,Terry Pratchett,etc. i actually just finished reading Blood and Memory last week. i couldnt get hold of the first one myrren's gift and all the others because they are all checked out!!! anyways,yeah i wasnt much of a fantasy reader before but a certain jeremy pogany got me started on reading fantasy books. anyways,yeah i am in a relationship with the mentioned person above and yes i am a bookworm.LOVE YOUR BOOKS FIONA!!

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Ello, my name is Karla, I'm 20 and live in Sydney. I'm 5'2 (quite short!) with blue eyes, and currently dark hair, although usually blonde. Loves: reading, writing, shopping, music, chocolate, Mexican food, animals, knitting, ancient history, singing. Fav authors: Fiona McIntosh, Traci Harding, Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, John Marsden, and Jane Austen. Fav past time: baking, reading. Music: Garbage, Killing Heidi, Foo Fighters, Alanis Morrisette, No Doubt, U2, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Robbie Williams, Powderfinger.

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Hi
Name: Stuart
Age: 31
Location Sydney

Hobbies: Reading, Entertaining my 4 year old daughter, Active member SES.

Favorite Authors: Traci Harding, Issac Asmiov, Frank Herbert, Briand Herbert & Kevin anderson, Robert A. Heinlein, Briam Lumley, Matthew Rielly and offcourse Fiona McIntosh

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Name:Ailsa (nickname is usually Liz since most people can't pronounce my real name)

Age and Location: I'm 18 (19 in January) and I live in a small town called Kurri Kurri, which is 45 mins west of Newcastle and 2hrs north of Sydney in NSW Australia.

Job: I am legal Secretary but was a dancer for 15 yrs before my body didn't make the required shape, still try to do small jobs here and there though.

Apperance: 5'6" approx, brown hair usually with a red rinse, hazel eyes, fat dancer body and reading glasses.

Fav Authors: Fiona McIntosh (of course), Traci Harding, Anything by Anne McCaffrey including collaborations, Raymond Fiest and probably John Marsden would have to be another.

Fav Movies: Anything Pixar or Disney (my partner is to blame for that one), Fast and the Furious 1,2 & 3, Pirates of the Caribbeen 1 & 2, Mrs Henderson Presents, Pride and Prejudice (all versions) and a heap of others.

Likes: CHOCOLATE!!, reading, watching DVD's, my darling partner, my job, coffee, shopping and Sports cars (in particular my partners 260z)

Dislikes: My twin Brother, not having enough time on the weekends and trying to keep the bedroom clean!

Music: Anything that takes my fancy!

Currently reading: The Tower and the Hive series by Anne McCaffrey then it on to The Perechon series!!

Cya 'round

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Name:Melayna, Melana, Mel or... if you want to be fancy my real name Lesley Age and Location: 24...that's the first time i've had to fill that out since i turned that! I've realised that 24 makes you feel older. 23 felt like 21...22 and 19 to be honest. Job: Currently helping my parents out in their Restaurant. Allowing it to drive me slowly insane before I hopefull move overseas. Apperance: 5'2" ? (about 160cmish), Glasses... I like my face with glasses more then without, typical asian hair and eyes ...and a tendency towards knee high boots... even in summer. Fav Authors: Fiona McIntosh (Was addicted at the get go!), Sara Douglass, Anne McCaffrey (some co-writes), Mercedes Lackey (For the easy no hard thinking read), Jennifer Fallon, Jacqueline Carey, Garth Nix, Isobelle Carmody (if she FINISHED Obernewton I would be MUCH happier.), Robin Hobb, David Eddings (But only stuff BEFORE Rivan Codex.), Tamora Pierce. Fav Movies/TV: 10 Things I hate about you (Can't help it), Kill Bill Parts 1&2, Before Sunet (better then Before Sunrise imho) Serenity, Veronica Mars, Bones, NCIS, Stargate, Firefly (whilst it lasted), and thereby obviously most Joss Wheadon stuff, Likes: CHOCOLATE!!, reading, Personal ME time of silence, My Bowswer engraved DS (Nintendo handheld consol), writing without the influence of heavy emotional trauma, Simplicity and my boyfriend when he's not being silly. Dislikes: My mothers need to be a control freak of meaness. People who don't refill the stapler/toiletpaper. Mayonaise and most condiments. Music: I'm easy. Classic, Metal, Emo (i suppose it's called that) whatever. I also don't mind bopping around like an idiot. Currently reading: Sean Williams, everything... i got through the first couple of change books now ploughing through Cataclysm and it's ilk. I filled it out... yet don't think you'll really get who i am at all lol

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Hi everyone, this is my first ever post here, but as am obsessed reader and aspiring writer, and Fiona McIntosh fan, it looks like a good place to be!

Age/ Location: I'm 29 and I live in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.

Authors: Love Fiona McIntosh, Matthew Reilly, Peter Robinson, Andrew Klavan, Tad Williams, Minette Walters, Nicci French, Robin Hobb, John Sandford, old Stephen King, David Baldacci

Movies/ TV: Pirates of the Carribean (the first one), Princess Bride, Willow, The Simpsons, Spicks and Specks, House

Music: I love rock and grunge: Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Evanescence, Jane's Addiction, AC/ DC, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Alex Lloyd, Jeff Buckley, Buckcherry, The Tea Party, Stone Temple Pilots etc

Likes: animals, hanging out with my dog and horse, horse riding, being outside, traveling, reading, writing, listening to music,  going to gigs, laughing, wasting time on the internet on sites like this!

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I'm Flute.




... okay I guess that's not quite enough. Let's try this again. I'm 41, live in Paris, France, and play flute in a symphonic orchestra and several Jazz Bands (thus the username).

I do have a fulltime office job (lots of translations from and to german), but that one is just not interesting enough to talk about.

I am the proud mother of two incredibly smart and beautiful children aged 13 and 17. But hey, every mother says that HERS are the best kids of the world, right? So you don't have to believe me

In my spare time I play (and hear) music a lot, I'm a bookaholic (mostly fantasy, but I did have a sci-fi time and still read the odd thriller, you name it, I've read it. Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Tolkien, Maarten 't Hart (his "Das Wueten der ganzen Welt" is a must read for all JS Bach lovers), Raymond E. Feist, Susan Cooper, Ray Bradbury, Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files rock), Wen Spencer, J. Evanovich, Douglas Adams, MZB, JK Rowling, Flatlanders/Spherelanders, the old Anne Rice books before she left the realm of good fiction for porn-over-plot, Fiona McIntosh, Alan Dean Foster...I could go on for hours like that. Baudelaire, William Blake, H. Hesse, Nietzsche, Rilke, Kipling... anything weird, funny and or philosphical goes. I love Poetry. I write Poetry. And I have a very blonde soft-spot for reading vampire romance stuff in the bathtub (I don't expect these books to be great literature, or to have a smart plot. I do expect them to be sexy. It's fast food for the glands, just like chocolate).

As for music, I love JS Bach, Mozart, Igor Strawinski, Debussy, E. Grieg, Bela Bartok, Dvorak, Schumann, Haendel, Bizet, Grieg, Hndel, Charlie Parker, Astor Piazolla, Antonio Serrano, the best Kletzmer, the Melos Quartet, Benjamin Britten, Vivaldi, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Ray Charles, Sarah Mc Lochlann, good Irish Folk Music (Joannie Madden rocks), Pink Floyd, Queen, some of Police, Kansas, Anastasia, Coldplay... just to name a few.

Movies: Movies: LOTR, City of lost Children, Dark City, Constantine, Amelie Poulain, City of Angels (both the old Wim Wenders version and the recent one), The Wicker Man (actually most old Christopher Lee flics and Vampire movies) and good Sci-Fi stuff in general...(even Starwars. Yes. Even Starwars!), good anime like "Spirited Away". Anything with Harrisson Ford, Bruce Willis, Jean Reno, Robert de Niro, Robin Williams, Vin Diesel or Jeff Goldblum in it. Anything by Tim Burton, Polanski, Luc Besson...

For more info (or if you want to hear me playing flute), just check my page here: http://www.myspace.com/magicflute22001

If you can read this you have too much time on hand and just waded through the self-description of a total stranger.

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Nickname: Mikki everyone except the skool agrees with me on that one. Sometimes i'm Mikki Moo though and other times just Moo

Real name: Michelle 
 
In a breif summary of me I'm 17 and live in NSW but was born in Victoria and love people knowing that fact. I'm currently doing my HSC with a random assortment of subjects that don't really link into each other mainly because i'm still confused about what direction I want to head. I love reading always have thanx to my Dad who always read to me when i was younger, I still remember him reading the hobbit to me about 5 times in all. I love music although i'm not any good at creating my own I just apreciate good work by others. I love basketball and i play in a small comp with only 4 teams but that suits me well since i'm not really all that good at it. I got into Anime a few years ago and saw the value behind some of the more complex series such as Ghost in the Shell and Evangelon. I'm really bad at spelling in case you hadn't noticed which is irronic since i'm doing extention 1 english.

The first book of Fiona's i read was Myrian's Gift and that was about 3 years ago. I thurally enjoyed it and ended up reading the rest of The Quickening and then the Trinity Trilogy. I just had to have Odalisque when i saw it was coming out and again i had to have Emissary. All great books.

Loves: Reading, Basketball, most Anime, its like all things parts of it are great but others are not. I mostly love the anime that ends up having a message about society and life, the complex stuff.

Reads: Most fantasy and Si fi fantasy - basically anything that i take an instant likeing to in regards to title or cover art - I know you should never judge a book by its cover but i do anyway.

Fav movies: Coach Carter, Space Jam, Event Horizon, both Ghost in the shell movies, Reign of fire, Starship troupers really random assortment i know

Music: Lots of random things Sugarcult is my favorite band by far but I also enjoy Linkin Park, Nightmare of you, Unwritten law, The postal service, The butterfly effect, 10 years, 30 seconds to mars, The all-american rejects, Blindside, Blink-182, Fall out boy, Hello Kelly, Kisschasey, Panic! at the disco, Sick puppies, Stabbing westward.

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Hi! ^_^ I'm new!

Name: Molly
Nickname: Mouldy Cheese, mouldy or just MC

Gender: Female

Age: 16 1/2
Height: about 5'3 (165 cm)
Appearance: relatively short >_>, brown hair, blue eyes, petite frame.

Loves: reading, writing, chocolate, drawing (not very well though!)

Currently Reading: Ian Irvine's "A shadow on the glass"

Fav. Authors: Fiona Mcintosh, Ian Irvine.
Fav Music: The Beatles and most circa 1960's 70's bands ( some say my parents brought me up well ) Although i like a fair mix of music!

Location: Western Australia in a small, seaside town 5 hours from the capital city. (relatively small, pop about 28,000 )

Random Facts: I haven't eaten a banana since i was 5, i've written 2 books (none published), I have Poland's syndrome ( It's nothing bad! I mean i still look and think "normally" i just have a smaller left hand than right)

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Hi all - I'm new here too

Nickname: Seanie

Name: Sean-Maree

Age: 25

Eye colour: they change, sometimes blue, sometimes green, sometimes kinda grey

Hair Colour: red (natural)

Location:
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Job: Customer Service

Hobbies & interests: Reading Fantasy, dancing, all things purple (I can be a lil OCD, lol)

Favorite fantasy Authors: Robin Hobb, Sara Douglas, Fiona McIntosh, Robert Jordan & so many more… I’m reading Lynn Flewelling’s Tamir Triad at the moment & I think it’ll earn her a spot in my favs too… 

Fave Movies: The Usual Suspects & Honey (completely different I know)

Fave TV shows: NCIS, CSI (all of em) & Numbers - Its weird, I’m not into the whole crime aspect, I just luv the characters in these shows, I’m also addicted to home & away & neighbours (yes I know its sad), I used to luv buffy & angel & dark angel too, but they aren’t on any more L 

Music: I LUV tech-trance & hard dance, also luv tool & a couple of other rock/grunge/alternative bands, but mostly listen to techno these days J 

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The tamir trilogy is definately worth putting up there with the faves Welcome anyway and have fun posting.

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Who am I?

Nickname: Amalyutare

Description: About five foot eight, shoulder length brunnette hair, blue/gray eyes, small features.

Likes: Reading, writing, drawing, walking, music, anime, manga, films, religions, history, culture, politics, fantasy, horror, news, etc etc.

Dislikes: Cellary, daytime television, reality television, cliches, stereotypes, copying..blah.

Favourite Authors: Fiona McIntosh (of course), Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, James Herbert, J.K.Rowling, Dan Brown (before the drama), Trudi Canavan, Scot Cunningham, Richard Harris, Barbera Erskine, William Blake...

Favourite Quote: A path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom - William Blake.

Music: Rajna, Loreena McKennitt, Dead Can Dance, In Gowan Ring, Hans Zimmer, Delerium, Conjure One, Love Spirals Downwards etc etc.

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At twilight, nature is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotations from the poets.

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Age: 21 Gender: Male Height: 6'4" Eyes: Blue/Green/Orange Australia, Brisbane Hobbies: Photography, Cycling, Computer (Technical), Travelling Dislikes: Celery and Vegemite. The only two things in this world i don't like. Maybe if i combine the two i might get something salubrious? Music: Basically everything, except Punk Rock [it all sounds the same to me!]. HUGE fan of Cat Stevens, Eminem, and anything Gregorian. Best Reads: Everything of Michael Crichtons, Everything of Sara Douglass'. Hopefully I can add Fiona McIntosh to that plateau!

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i am 22 male nothing about my look ... would only make you envious^^ (ok rather not) loves: reading (fantasy, SF, did i mention fantasy ), anime/manga, playing World of Warcraft, soccer, sleeping, party (means being drunk from the beginning to the end ) fav authors: since today Fiona McIntosh, Tad Williams, Ursula LeGuin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, David Gemmel, Isabell Allende, Wolf Haas (austrian Author), .... fav. music: german alternative, metal, all kinds of indipendent, punk, ... rl: currently living in Salzburg (austrian town) and trying to study history sometimes

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Name: Meredeth, nickname: merry or merry d

Age and Location: just turned 40 and I live in beautiful Adelaide - just down the road from the central market... and yes, it's great, we love it.

Job: environmental officer in a government deparment

Apperance: about 5'6or7". kinda short, dark blonde, curlyish hair with blueish grey eyes

Fav Authors: some woman - can't think of her name... think it begins with F, Terry Pratchett, Sean Williams, Cecilia Dart Thornton, JK Rowling, John Marsden, Jasper Fforde, Kerry Greenwood, Alexander McCall Smith, Tolkein, Tony Shillitoe, Isobelle Carmody, Shakespeare and Homer. Aaaaahh, that's right - Fiona McIntosh!!

Fav Movies/TV: We tend to go to Palace/Nova movies, but I bought LOTR on dvd to keep, Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder, Red Dwarf, The Simpsons, Supernatural, Mythbusters is kinda cool too and anything by David Attenborough.

Loves: chocolate, reading, chocolate, buying books, chocolate, the smell of brand new books, chocolate, yoga, chocolate, my partner, chocolate, having a laugh, chocoloate, a gin and tonic (preferably with a slice of lemon and a nice sunset), chocolate, bush walks followed by chocolate, oh, and chocolate.

Dislikes: Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Managed to finish it, but only just.

Music: Gotye, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Radiohead, Missy Higgins, The Waifs, The Audreys, Massive Attack - basically, laidback pop stuff - but also whatever is playing on JJJ. Love classical and some jazz.

Books sitting on my bedside table: Alexander McCall Smith - latest in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series (currently reading), Jasper Fforde's latest in the Jack Spratt NCD series (just finished), Tony Shillitoe's latest in the Dreaming in Amber trilogy (just finished), Janette Turner Hospital's The Last Magician (as yet unread) and Chris Daniel's Adelaide: Nature of a City (currently reading).